Mother Wore Tights 1947

In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights

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NR
Music Drama

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.

Release Date 1947-08-20
Runtime 1h 47m
Directors Walter Lang, Harry Jackson, Alfred Newman
Producer Lamar Trotti
Writers Lamar Trotti, Miriam Young, Mack Gordon, Gus Kahn